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Logo used from 2006 to 2015. Gumtree was founded in March 2000 by Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall as a local London classified ads and community site, designed to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and meeting new people.
Warwick Junction, also known as Warwick Triangle, is a transportation and trading hub in the city of Durban, South Africa. [1] It is the largest of its kind in South Africa. [2] The area sees up to 460,000 people daily, [3] who come to the area for its transport interchange and market shopping. [1]
The Bluff promonotory is a remnant of an extensive coastal dune system that formed along the shoreline of KwaZulu-Natal between two and five million years ago. [2] It is situated just south of the Durban CBD and plays a key role in shielding the Port of Durban from the Indian Ocean, forming the port’s southern quayside.
The Natal Railway Company was formed in January 1858 for the construction of a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) railway in Durban. [1] The Natal Railway Company made use of 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) broad gauge. The 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge was only adopted in Natal in 1876 when the Natal Government Railways was established. [2]
The following is a list and timeline of innovations as well as inventions and discoveries that involved South African people or South Africa including predecessor states in the history of the formation of South Africa. This list covers innovation and invention in the mechanical, electronic, and industrial fields, as well as medicine, military ...
Defy Appliances is a South African manufacturing company and is the largest manufacturer and distributor of major domestic appliances in Southern Africa. [1] The company manufactures and develops a range of large appliances from gas stoves, refrigerators, washing machines and tumble dryers to continuous clean ovens and convection ovens.
The Durban Outer Ring Road ends at the Reunion Interchange with the M4, which provides an alternative route to the bypass for commuters who wish to drive through the central parts of the city. The M4 begins in Ballito and passes in a southerly direction along the coast as a parallel alternative to the N2 cutting through the city centre and ...
Wanderers Stadium hosted a rugby union test match in April 1980 between South Africa and the South American Jaguars while Johannesburg's normal venue, Ellis Park Stadium, was being redeveloped. [ 3 ] On 12 March 2006, this stadium hosted one of the greatest One-day international matches ever played between South Africa and Australia in which a ...